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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1900
Page
2
In town this afternoon workers received pay after a delay caused by missing checks. Rev Carl Houser of Freeland and Milnesville Lithuanian churches says Lithuanians lean toward striking, urges workers to stay at work but warns that a broader tie to the strike will compel others to stay out.
In Yngleton Pennsylvania on September 14, five hundred miners representing G B Markle & Co. at Noborvale Jeddo and Wiehland met at the Jeddo schoolhouse and voted not to strike pending a list of grievances. They asked for ten hour pay for ten hours work semi monthly passes and safety and pay improvements. The meeting followed pressure from company foremen and an arbitration agreement with the employer.
A testimonial touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and digestive troubles, claiming it cleanses the stomach, purifies the blood, and builds healthy flesh. The narrator, Thomas A. Gwarts of Nox toy shows improvement after eight bottles, now stout and healthy, and mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for biliousness.
A nearby meeting addressed union men and their sympathizers and assured them they would not work on Monday. Markle employees were said to have no grievances, yet the meeting claimed they did have some and lacked paper to list them all. Foreign speaking miners were absent and will strike.
Operators report coal output near normal in Cumberland Maryland and Wyoming district with Exeter mine closed for pay. United Mine Workers meetings spark enthusiasm and a Monday strike, while Wilkes Barre reporters describe miners facing destitution and a looming, uneven stoppage across the Fourth district.
A garbled railroad and industrial bulletin details events and listings across Delaware Lackawanna and Western board updates. Mentions WILT OATS SOUTH Saturday and various minor items including engines, schedules, and notices with scattered names and dates.
Announcement states a land tract in western Pennsylvania containing over 40 000 acres of coal land along the Allegheny river between Pham Creek and Puckety Creek. The Pittsburgh Railways or Pennsylvanian line interest is noted with A M Copeland of Par raseone as owner. Sale price listed at 30 per acre with farmers receiving about 0 per acre. Neighboring tracts include 26 000 acres held by a Pittsburgh firm under negotiation with an English syndicate and a 19 000 acre lease held by Harry S Paul of Verona. Desirable undeveloped coal rights are included.
J KE Childs of the New York Ontario and Western argues that freight rates fall only with heavier locomotives larger cars stronger bridges and better tracks. He notes Cooke Locomotive and Machine Company recently delivered two 19 ton engines to the Ontario and Western.
Big new locomotive built for the Ontario and Western weighs about 100 tons and aims to outperform standard engines. Trials compare 100-ton machine with existing engines on grades of seventy feet per mile, revealing substantial gains in pulling power and efficiency. Designed by George W. West, the locomotive is expected to enable direct coal hauls from Carbondale to Middletown.
Four large mass meetings launched the Republican drive in New York City with parades and enthusiastic crowds. Speakers included Bliss Postmaster General Smith and Senator Payne. Cooper Union hosted the largest gathering with Greene Schurman and ex Governor Wire among those present.
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